Interview with Stephen Yen

Carlos Alberto Estevanell TAVARES, Eduardo Franzotti SANT’ANNA, Luciane Macedo de MENEZES

Dr. Stephen Yen was born in Boston and lived in different parts of Asia during his childhood. His mother, ChinHo Yu Yen, was a physician and his father, Peter Kai-Jen Yen, an orthodontist who taught at Harvard for twenty five years. His parents taught Dr. Yen about faith, family and work as they served two terms as Christian missionaries in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Dr. Yen’s father was a pioneer in the field of orthodontics and founded departments in Taipei, Hong Kong, Xian, Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Dr. Yen graduated from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine before completing his Orthodontic Residency at the University of Southern California. While completing his PhD at the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology where he currently conducts research, Dr. Yen worked for two years with Bill Shaw at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and later took over the care of the craniofacial patients at the hospital. At USC, he teaches orthognathic surgery to the oral and maxillofacial surgery residents and takes part on the joint seminars between the orthodontic and oral surgery departments. He also works one day per week at the USC–Los Angeles County Hospital treating adult patients who need reconstructive surgery due to trauma. He directs a post-residency fellowship in craniofacial orthodontics. His research interests include surgical-orthodontic treatments for cleft lip and palate patients and molecular determinants of facial overgrowth. He is married to Christine Kuida and has three children: Leia, Daniel and Lauren. They add humor, affection and unpredictability to his daily life. Luciane Macedo de Menezes

How to cite: Yen S. Entrevista. Dental Press J Orthod. 2011 Sept-Oct;16(5):30-6.

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